Pimavanserin holds promise for dementia related psychosis-HARMONY trial. Dr. Shivi Kataria29 July 2021 9:00 AM ISTPatients with dementia due to neurodegenerative disease can have dementia-related psychosis. The effects of the oral 5-HT2A inverse agonist and...
Injectable antipsychotics may be solution to poor drug adherence in India: Study Dr. Shivi Kataria18 July 2021 6:51 PM ISTThere is a dearth of knowledge regarding the usage of first-generation long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in children and adolescents,...
Lurasidone- Antipsychotic with minimal impact on metabolic profile in young patients Dr. Shivi Kataria26 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTSchizophrenia (SCZ) commonly manifests in adolescent age group and atypical antipsychotics are recommended as its first-line treatment. However, these...
Clozapine therapy, what to do when an "absolute indication" is coupled with a strong "contraindication"? Dr. Shivi Kataria17 Feb 2021 8:30 AM ISTAn interesting case study published in Hindawi journal by Neill et al. showcases a rare case of late-onset neutropenia (after 14 years) in a clozapine...
Tapering the antipsychotics: finding the correct approach Dr. Shivi Kataria15 Feb 2021 5:49 AM ISTAntipsychotics are recommended for long -term treatment of schizophrenia because they reduce the risk of relapse. However, antipsychotics have many...
Early on use of Long-acting antipsychotics reduces hospitalization risk in schizophrenia: JAMA Medha Baranwal14 Dec 2020 12:12 PM ISTNew York: Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) treatment should be considered more broadly for the treatment of early-phase...
Pimavanserin reduces symptoms of dementia-related psychosis in phase 3 trial Hina Zahid31 July 2020 7:06 AM ISTA large-scale trial has found a treatment with pimavanserin substantially reduced psychotic symptoms and reduced risk of relapse of those symptoms...
Second-generation antipsychotics increase risks of pregnancy complications Medha Baranwal27 Jan 2020 8:30 AM ISTFinland: Prenatal exposure to second-generation antipsychotics (S-GAs) increases the risk of pregnancy complications relating to impaired glucose...
